requite
verb (used with object)
to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
requited
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past participleof requite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof requite.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
requiteverb (used with object)to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
Example Sentences
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The experimental indie track “Only in My Dreams” and the bilingual, requited love anthem “Cariño” cemented their reputation as up-and-comers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
But there's a parallel thread of romance... a story of unrequited love that slowly became very requited indeed.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2022
In high school, when I experienced crushes on my male classmates, I believed that the only way those feelings could be requited was if I altered my body.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2022
But there’s something more that’s driving interest in Bennifer: the storybook nature of long-lost love requited.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
And love is not love if it’s not requited, right?
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
